Rad 1125 - exam 2 UPDATED ACTUAL
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
-pnea - CORRECT ANSWER Refers to breathing, respiration.
-thermo - CORRECT ANSWER Refers to heat.
Hyper- - CORRECT ANSWER Refers to over, above
Hypo- - CORRECT ANSWER Refers to under, below
Define hyperthermia - CORRECT ANSWER Abnormally high body temperature, especially
that is induced for therapeutic purposes. When a patient's body temperature increases above the
normal body temperature range.
identify the causes of hyperthermia - CORRECT ANSWER Any event that increases cellular
metabolism also increases body temperature.
Define hypothermia - CORRECT ANSWER Low body temperature. When a patient's body
temperature falls below the normal body temperature range.
identify the causes of hypothermia - CORRECT ANSWER Can be caused by prolong
exposure to cold environmental temperatures, trauma to the hypothalamus, or medically induced.
Define tachypnea - CORRECT ANSWER Abnormal rapidity of breathing. Used to describe
an increase respiratory rates greater than 20 breaths/min in an adult patient.
identify the causes of tachypnea - CORRECT ANSWER Exercise, fever, anxiety, pain,
infection, heart failure, chest trauma, decreased oxygen in the blood, and central nervous system
disease.
,Define bradypnea - CORRECT ANSWER Abnormal slowness of breathing. Used to describe
a decrease in the respiratory rate.
identify the causes of bradypnea - CORRECT ANSWER Results from the depression of the
respiratory center of the brain and is most common with drug overdoses, head trauma and
hypothermia.
Define tachycardia - CORRECT ANSWER Rapidity of the heart action, usually defined as a
heart rate increase by more than 20 beats per minute (BPM) in a resting adult or a heart rate
greater than 100 BPM. Refers to an increase in heart rate.
identify the causes of tachycardia - CORRECT ANSWER Can be caused by an increase in
cellular demands for oxygen such as: exercise, fever, anemia, respiratory disorders, congestive
heart failure, hypoxemia, and shock. Can be caused by an increase in stimulus through the
nervous system such as: pain, anger, fear, anxiety, and medications.
Define bradycardia - CORRECT ANSWER Refers to a decrease in heart rate. The slowness
of the heartbeat as evidenced by slowing of the pulse rate to less than 60 beats per minute
(BPM).
identify the causes of bradycardia - CORRECT ANSWER Unrelieved sever pain, subsequent
heart problems, and heart failure.
Define hypertension - CORRECT ANSWER Persistently high arterial blood pressure. Usually
identified as a blood pressure that is persistently greater than 140/99 mm Hg.
-Hypertension is categorized into three different stages:
1. Prehypertension, 2. Stage 1 hypertension, and 3. Stage 2 hypertension.
identify the causes of hypertension - CORRECT ANSWER Stress, medications, obesity,
smoking, and various disease states.
, Define hypotension - CORRECT ANSWER Abnormally low blood pressure, seen in shock
but not necessarily indicative of shock. Usually identified as a blood pressure of less than 90/60
mm Hg.
- Hypotension is generally desirable as long as it does not produce symptoms
identify the causes of hypotension - CORRECT ANSWER Can be caused by a patient in
shock from severe bleeding, burns, vomiting, diarrhea, trauma, or heat exhaustion that is caused
by a decrease in total blood volume.
Diaphoresis: - CORRECT ANSWER Profuse sweating.
Febrile: - CORRECT ANSWER Pertaining to or characterized by fever.
Ventilation: - CORRECT ANSWER Mechanical movement of air into and out of the lungs.
Apnea: - CORRECT ANSWER Not breathing.
Used to describe the absence of spontaneous ventilation.
Dyspnea: - CORRECT ANSWER Used to describe difficult breathing.
Orthopnea - CORRECT ANSWER Refers to difficulty breathing (dyspnea) unless sitting up
or standing up.
Auscultation: - CORRECT ANSWER Listening to the sounds of the body, typically through
the use of a stethoscope.
Apical pulses: - CORRECT ANSWER Pulse rates obtained from placing a stethoscope over
the heart and counting each heartbeat to measure the pulse rate.
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
-pnea - CORRECT ANSWER Refers to breathing, respiration.
-thermo - CORRECT ANSWER Refers to heat.
Hyper- - CORRECT ANSWER Refers to over, above
Hypo- - CORRECT ANSWER Refers to under, below
Define hyperthermia - CORRECT ANSWER Abnormally high body temperature, especially
that is induced for therapeutic purposes. When a patient's body temperature increases above the
normal body temperature range.
identify the causes of hyperthermia - CORRECT ANSWER Any event that increases cellular
metabolism also increases body temperature.
Define hypothermia - CORRECT ANSWER Low body temperature. When a patient's body
temperature falls below the normal body temperature range.
identify the causes of hypothermia - CORRECT ANSWER Can be caused by prolong
exposure to cold environmental temperatures, trauma to the hypothalamus, or medically induced.
Define tachypnea - CORRECT ANSWER Abnormal rapidity of breathing. Used to describe
an increase respiratory rates greater than 20 breaths/min in an adult patient.
identify the causes of tachypnea - CORRECT ANSWER Exercise, fever, anxiety, pain,
infection, heart failure, chest trauma, decreased oxygen in the blood, and central nervous system
disease.
,Define bradypnea - CORRECT ANSWER Abnormal slowness of breathing. Used to describe
a decrease in the respiratory rate.
identify the causes of bradypnea - CORRECT ANSWER Results from the depression of the
respiratory center of the brain and is most common with drug overdoses, head trauma and
hypothermia.
Define tachycardia - CORRECT ANSWER Rapidity of the heart action, usually defined as a
heart rate increase by more than 20 beats per minute (BPM) in a resting adult or a heart rate
greater than 100 BPM. Refers to an increase in heart rate.
identify the causes of tachycardia - CORRECT ANSWER Can be caused by an increase in
cellular demands for oxygen such as: exercise, fever, anemia, respiratory disorders, congestive
heart failure, hypoxemia, and shock. Can be caused by an increase in stimulus through the
nervous system such as: pain, anger, fear, anxiety, and medications.
Define bradycardia - CORRECT ANSWER Refers to a decrease in heart rate. The slowness
of the heartbeat as evidenced by slowing of the pulse rate to less than 60 beats per minute
(BPM).
identify the causes of bradycardia - CORRECT ANSWER Unrelieved sever pain, subsequent
heart problems, and heart failure.
Define hypertension - CORRECT ANSWER Persistently high arterial blood pressure. Usually
identified as a blood pressure that is persistently greater than 140/99 mm Hg.
-Hypertension is categorized into three different stages:
1. Prehypertension, 2. Stage 1 hypertension, and 3. Stage 2 hypertension.
identify the causes of hypertension - CORRECT ANSWER Stress, medications, obesity,
smoking, and various disease states.
, Define hypotension - CORRECT ANSWER Abnormally low blood pressure, seen in shock
but not necessarily indicative of shock. Usually identified as a blood pressure of less than 90/60
mm Hg.
- Hypotension is generally desirable as long as it does not produce symptoms
identify the causes of hypotension - CORRECT ANSWER Can be caused by a patient in
shock from severe bleeding, burns, vomiting, diarrhea, trauma, or heat exhaustion that is caused
by a decrease in total blood volume.
Diaphoresis: - CORRECT ANSWER Profuse sweating.
Febrile: - CORRECT ANSWER Pertaining to or characterized by fever.
Ventilation: - CORRECT ANSWER Mechanical movement of air into and out of the lungs.
Apnea: - CORRECT ANSWER Not breathing.
Used to describe the absence of spontaneous ventilation.
Dyspnea: - CORRECT ANSWER Used to describe difficult breathing.
Orthopnea - CORRECT ANSWER Refers to difficulty breathing (dyspnea) unless sitting up
or standing up.
Auscultation: - CORRECT ANSWER Listening to the sounds of the body, typically through
the use of a stethoscope.
Apical pulses: - CORRECT ANSWER Pulse rates obtained from placing a stethoscope over
the heart and counting each heartbeat to measure the pulse rate.
